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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Corey Lynn Calter Loves Advanced Style

Last Spring I met designer Corey Lynn Calter and team, for lunch in the West Village, and an idea was born. They were inspired by the style and spirit of ladies, like Ilona Royce Smithkin(above), and thought it would be great fun to have them self style the CLC collection for a small shoot. We called up 91 year old artist and performer, Ilona Royce Smithkin, and she thought this sounded like a grand idea.

After Mary,one of Advanced Style's chicest ladies, agreed as well, we started planning two exciting days of shooting.Mary was a real sport, shooting in over 100 degree weather, but keeping her cool the whole time. Ilona and Mary had a wonderful time making the clothes their own. They added their signature accessories,mixed and matched pieces to their liking,and used their years of fashion experience to style magnificent outfits.Check out the video of Ilona, above, explaining why Corey's designs can be worn by women of all ages.

19 comments:

Just georgous! The Brightly colored tunic and black slacks show that one is never too old to wear color, as some would have us believe. I also adore the classy black dress with the little jacket. The geometric design is fabulouis, and she definetely makes it "hers"! Wonderful, just wonderful!

I love this! It's so wonderful to see a designer using older women! and real women, with crazy wonderful style, and letting them self-style the garments! I think this is the best photoshoot for a fashion brand ever!

Okay, the outfit with the lime green summer pants looks spectacular on Ilona, and the last outfit on Mary is fantastic as well, with the sort of Hmong-looking geometric print at the front opening. the others are also good, but those two are particular standouts.

Wow this is me at their age.No way am I succumbing to aging and putting dressing up aside.I may not live in a beautiful city like New York. But that sure as hell won't stop me.Bravo. I'm loving this new blog find.

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